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Ariosoma kannani Kodeeswaran, Kathirvelpandian, Ray, Kumar, Mohapatra & Sarkar, 2024

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anguilliformes (Eels and morays) > Congridae (Conger and garden eels) > Bathymyrinae
Etymology: Ariosoma: Greek, ari = very, strength, superiority + Greek, soma = body (Ref. 45335);  kannani: Named for the late Prof. Dr. L. Kannan, Former Director, CAS in Marine Biology, Annamalai University and Former Vice Chancellor, Thiruvalluvar University..

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Marine; demersal. Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130865)

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Vertebrae: 116 - 118. This small-sized slender eel is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: dorsal-fin origin is behind the pectoral-fin insertion; pre-anal length 46.0-47.2% of TL; smaller eye, 20.7-21.1% HL, smaller interorbital distance, 8.9-10.7% HL; teeth on jaw small, pointed, intermaxillary and vomerine teeth continuous, short vomerine tooth patch; SO canal with 6 pores; ST canal with 3 pores; pre-dorsal vertebrae 10 (10); pre-anal vertebrae 45 (45); total vertebrae 116 (118). Colouration: no distinct bands on the head, pre-opercle whitish (Ref. 130865).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species is probably widespread in the east coast of India, but rare in catch (Ref. 130865).

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Kodeeswaran, P., A. Kathirvelpandian, D. Ray, A. Mohapatra, T.T.A. Kumar, C. Raghunathan and U.K. Sarkar, 2024. Two new species of the congrid eel genus Ariosoma (Anguilliformes, Congridae, Bathymyrinae) from Indian waters. Zoosystematics and Evolution 100(1):119-128. (Ref. 130865)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).